Section 1: The University

Section 2: Graduation Requirements

Section 3: College of Liberal Arts Majors, Minors, Courses

Section 3: School of Music Majors, Minors, Courses

Section 4: Academic Policies

Section 5: The DePauw Experience

Section 6: Campus Living

Section 7: Admission, Expenses, Aid

Section 8: University Personnel

Section III: Majors and Minors

Courses of Instruction

Each student completes at least one major as a part of the degree program. Although not required, many students also elect to complete a minor area of study.

The Major

Each candidate for the bachelor's degree must complete one major with at least a 2.0 (C) grade point average. Department requirements for the major are those in effect at the time the student declares the major. Changes in departmental requirements after a major is declared may apply provided they do not require a student to enroll in more than a normal course load in any semester or do not prolong the time needed to meet degree requirements. Departments are responsible for determining that each student in the major is sufficiently prepared in the field as a whole. Satisfactory completion of a comprehensive evaluation is required for graduation. Students are notified by the department of the evaluation procedures by the seventh week of the first semester of each year. Methods of evaluation include one or more of the following: a seminar, thesis, appropriate project or departmental comprehensive examination.

Students who do not perform satisfactorily on a comprehensive examination the first time have the right to be reexamined once. Students must pass the comprehensive examination within one academic year after the first commencement date following the initial examination. At the discretion of the department, a student may take a maximum of two re-examinations.

Each student completes at least one major as a part of the degree program. Although not required, a student may also elect to complete a minor area of study.

Declaring a Major Each student is required to select a major and a faculty advisor in that major department or interdisciplinary program by the sixth week in the second semester of the sophomore year. Faculty advisors, staff members in the offices of academic affairs, the registrar, and career services may assist students in making appropriate choices. Students planning for a study abroad program must declare a major prior to applying for off-campus study.

The Academic Standing Committee will take appropriate warning actions in the case of students who have failed to declare their major by the end of the sophomore year. The committee may also require students who fail to demonstrate satisfactory progress toward the major to drop that major and select a new major before continuing at DePauw.

Departmental Major The departmental major consists of eight to 10 courses in a single academic department, including at least three courses at the 300-400 level. A department may designate as many as two courses from other departments as requirements of its majors. A department may also require as many as six courses from related departments. The total number of courses required for a major may not exceed 14 courses. In departments designated as single-subject departments, i.e., history or political science, at least 19 of the 31 courses required for graduation must be outside the major subject.

In departments designated as dual-subject departments, i.e., sociology and anthropology or modern languages, a minimum of 19 courses must be outside the student's major subject, and 16 of 31 courses must be outside the major department.

Two Majors Students who maintain a 2.8 scholastic average may complete a maximum of two majors. A student with two majors must meet all requirements for each major.

Students who have double majors must have at least six courses that do not overlap between the two majors.

DePauw University Offers the Following Majors in the College of Liberal Arts:

(see the School of Music in this section for description of the majors available within the three music degree options.)

Independent Interdisciplinary Major

An independent interdisciplinary major consists of an integrated series of courses selected from at least two of the conventional academic disciplines. Students may devise, in consultation with faculty advisors, an academic program suited to an area of special interest. Although any general problem of a genuine academic, scientific or intellectual nature may constitute the subject of an independent interdisciplinary major, such a major is ordinarily defined in one of three ways:

• an area of the world, geographically, politically or culturally prescribed, such as the United States, Latin America, Asia, East Europe or the Middle East;
• a period of time in the history of some part of the world, such as the Victorian Age, the Enlightenment, the Renaissance or the Middle Ages; or
• a specific problem that is treated by several disciplines, such as the concept of social justice, the artist in the modern world, the rhetoric of revolutionary movements or political modernization.

The independent interdisciplinary major includes a total of 10 to 12 courses in at least two disciplines and at least four courses from each of the two disciplines. At least four courses in the total must be at the 300-400 level. Each individualized major is supervised by a committee of three faculty members.

An independent interdisciplinary major must include at least 16 courses outside the subject matter of the area major involved and may have no more than eight courses in any one discipline (subject) comprising the major. However, up to 10 courses may be taken in a language as part of the independent interdisciplinary major.

In selecting a subject for an independently designed interdisciplinary major, students should be guided by two further considerations. First, a mere interest in certain academic disciplines, however closely related they may appear, is not a significant justification for an interdisciplinary major. Students must have in mind a subject that can serve as a focal point for the courses chosen. Second, although the subject to be examined in the major may coincide with the vocational interests of a student, it must at the same time be a legitimate object of study in its own right.

The student must earn a 2.0 GPA in all course credit applied to the major, and, as a part of the major, each student during the senior year must satisfactorily complete one or more of the following: a seminar, thesis, appropriate project or departmental comprehensive examination. Each independent interdisciplinary major committee shall designate ways in which students may fulfill this comprehensive requirement.

Upon the recommendation of two faculty members from the discipline relevant to the major, students apply to the Office of Academic Affairs for admission early in the second semester of the sophomore year. Students taking an independent interdisciplinary major should have the major approved and filed with the Office of the Registrar by the end of the sixth week of the second semester of the sophomore year.The latest that applications may be considered is the sixth week of the junior year.

Minors

A student may elect a minor that consists of at least four courses in a single subject or centers on a specific interdisciplinary topic. At least one course must be at the 300-400 level.

A 2.0 grade point average must be achieved in the minor, and no courses in the minor subject may be taken on a Pass/Fail basis. Double minors must have at least four courses that do not overlap. At least three courses in the minor must be outside the student's major area.

Declaring a Minor: To complete a minor a student should declare it by the end of the junior year. Final certification must be filed in the Office of the Registrar by November 15 of the senior year.

DePauw Offers the Following Minors:

Interdisciplinary Minors

Asian Studies

DePauw University offers an interdisciplinary major and minor in the area of Asian Studies. For further information, see Asian Studies, in this section.

Black Studies

DePauw University offers an interdisciplinary minor in the area of Black Studies. For further information, see Black Studies, in this section.

Business Administration

Students electing this option must complete the core courses: ECON 100, ECON 150, ECON 350, ECON 393, CSC 121 and PSY 364. The following courses may be substituted for ECON 350: MATH 240, PSY 210 or POLS 318. In addition, students must take two electives from the following list: ECON 250, ECON 280, ECON 398, COMM 326, PSY 320, MATH 331, MATH 442, POLS 352 or CFT 100. Economics majors who elect the business administration minor must take 5 courses outside of their major subject. Students who complete the business administration minor will also complete a Winter Term business internship with the approval of the director of the McDermond Center for Management & Entrepreneurship. Students must also attend 8 lectures from the Management Center Lecture Series during their senior year.

Conflict Studies

DePauw University offers an interdisciplinary major and minor in the area of Conflict Studies. For further information, see Conflict Studies, in this section.

European Studies

DePauw University offers an interdisciplinary minor in the area of European Studies.

Requirements for the minor include language proficiency in German or French (minimum 4th semester proficiency); a minimum of 2 core courses from the following--ARTH 131, 132, 201, ENG 261, HIST 100, 111, 112, 201, 342, PHIL 215-216, POLS 150, 230, 254; a minimum of 3 elective courses in at least two different disciplines in Art History, Classical Studies, Communications, Economics, English, History, Modern Languages (French, German, Spanish, Russian), Music, and Political Science. Contact the program director for specifics.

Film Studies

DePauw University offers an interdisciplinary major and minor in the area of Film Studies. For further information, see Film Studies, in this section.

Requirements for the minor include five courses with one core course chosen from either COMM 236, COMM 316 or COMM 319 and at least one class from each of the following areas: a) history and criticism; b) production and screenwriting; and c) cultural and genre studies. Students elect a fifth course from one of the three categories listed above. At least one of the courses must be at the 300 level or above.

International Business Program

The International Business Program is designed for those students preparing for careers in international trade or finance. Students electing this program major in one of the following areas--Asian Studies, Economics, French, German, Russian Studies or Spanish. In addition, students complete courses in the international business concentration as follows:

• Core courses: Economics--ECON 100, 150, 280 or 393, 295 and 420; Foreign Language--a minimum of two courses beyond the intermediate (second year) level, to be selected in consultation with the chair of modern languages.
• Elective courses: A minimum of four elective courses (none of which is counted toward the minimum number for the major or core) related to the international area of specialization, of which at least two must be from the departments of history and political science. Elective courses must be approved by the student's International Business Advising Committee. (The International Business Advising Committee consists of the director of The McDermond Center for Management and Entrepreneurship, the chair of the core department and the student's major advisor.)

It is strongly recommended that students seeking a concentration in International Business spend some time (Winter Term, semester or year) in an off-campus study program in the foreign country or region in which they are specializing. Appropriate courses taken in such approved off-campus programs will count toward fulfilling the requirements of this concentration. In addition, an internship arranged in consultation with the director of the McDermond Center is highly encouraged.

Economics majors take four electives and from two to six language courses depending on language placement. All other majors take five economics courses and four electives.

Jewish Studies

DePauw University offers an interdisciplinary minor in the area of Jewish Studies.

Requirements for the minor are: 5 courses including REL 244 and at least one course at the 300-400 level. One course should be chosen from approved courses in each of the following three areas: a) social science and history or archaeology; b) literature and the arts; and c) religious studies and philosophy. Two of these courses, in addition to REL 244, should be core courses. See website for additional information.

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

DePauw University offers an interdisciplinary minor in the area of Latin American and Caribbean Studies. For further information, see Latin American and Caribbean Studies, this section.

Russian Studies

DePauw University offers an interdisciplinary major and minor in the area of Russian Studies. For further information, see Russian Studies, this section.

Women's Studies

DePauw offers an interdisciplinary major and minor in Women's Studies. For further information, see Women's Studies, in this section.

Academic Department Information

For the most up-to-date course and departmental information, consult DePauw's Web site: [www.depauw.edu]. See Section IV for additional information about the course numbering system.

Art

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The Department of Art offers courses of instruction in the studio arts, history of art and art education. Students may elect majors or minors in studio art and art history.

Studio courses (in drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, photography, video and digital art) stress the fundamentals of visual communication and help students cultivate the technical skills necessary for the effective expression of their ideas in a given medium.

Art history courses combine traditional and non-traditional approaches to the study of art, past and present, and stress the importance of viewing visual artifacts and architecture within their social and cultural contexts. Students are encouraged to look at art in an active and engaged way and to think critically about the meaning of art and visual culture in the contemporary world.

Both programs, studio and art history, prepare students for graduate programs or entry into a wide variety of professional careers in the arts. Studio majors in the department have gone on to successful careers as practicing artists, commercial illustrators and art educators; those with majors in art history have become art critics, art historians, museum or gallery professionals or arts administrators.

Every year, in addition to the usual courses of study, the art department sponsors a number of cultural events that connect the department to the campus at large. The Art Center's three large gallery spaces provide a changing schedule of 10-12 exhibitions annually; visiting artists, critics and historians present their own work and meet with students for critiques and discussions; department faculty and students get together for group critiques and the annual major-minor mixer, and the department sponsors a popular bus trip each semester to visit museums and galleries in Chicago or St. Louis.

For students wishing to take a semester off-campus the department offers opportunities through the GLCA New York Arts Program, where students intern with recognized artists, photographers, gallery and museum curators--and even with fashion designers, advertising agencies and film or television production companies. It is recommended that all student go in the junior year; studio students are recommended to go in the second semester. Other study-abroad programs, which the department actively encourages for both studio and art history majors, take students to Athens, Florence, London, Rom, Paris and other important centers of art and learning.

Instruction for teaching certification in art (K-12_ is also an option for department majors. Students seeking certification to teach art in public schools should review Section V, Teacher Eduation Programs, and consult with their advisor in the art department as well as with the chair of the education studies department about requirements for admission and certification.

Requirements for a major in Art History:

Requirements for a major in Studio Art:

Requirements for a minor in Art History:

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Courses in Art

Courses in Art History

Courses in Studio Art

Courses in Art Education

Asian Studies

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The University offers a broad range of courses dealing with Indian, Chinese and Japanese cultures. The Asian Studies Committee, headed by the director of Asian Studies, oversees both a major in East Asian Studies and a minor in Asian Studies. Students with a special interest in Asia are urged to take advantage of opportunities to study, either for a term or a full academic year, in India, China or Japan. Graduates of the Asian studies program typically go on to employment in business and education or enter professional and graduate schools.

In addition to a major in East Asian Studies and a minor in Asian Studies, a minor in Japanese language is offered. Consult the Modern Languages section of the catalog.

The Asian Studies Committee periodically reviews the list of courses that may be applied to both the East Asian Studies major and the Asian Studies minor.

Requirements for a major in East Asian Studies:

Requirements for a minor in Asian Studies:

Courses in Asian Studies

Biology

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Biology is the scientific study of living things. Therefore the major and minor in biology are designed to introduce students to the methodology of science while providing a broad exposure to the diversity of life at all levels. Students may also, through their choice of upper-level classes, explore specific areas of interest, such as cell and molecular biology, organismal biology, or ecology and evolutionary biology.

In addition to its standard course offerings, the department offers numerous opportunities for collaborative research and learning with faculty. For example, internships and other research opportunities, both on and off-campus, are available during the January Winter Term and in the summer. Many students also spend a semester away from campus, either in an off-campus study program, such as the School for Field Studies, Denmark International Study, the School for International Training, or as an intern at such institutions as Oak Ridge or Argonne National Laboratories, Harvard Medical School, or the Mayo Clinic.

Requirements for a major in Biology:

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Courses in Biology

Black Studies

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A discipline that examines and critiques the experience of Africans and peoples of African descent, Black Studies emerged on college campuses in the midst of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements of the 1960s and has been a central force in reshaping higher learning in the United States. Representing a strong and continuous intellectual presence in the academy, Black Studies challenges all students to explore issues of identity and subject formation, of race and difference; to understand the collective experience of black people in today's world; to develop the ability to examine, analyze and interpret these experiences within the context of liberal learning. Involving black people throughout the world and over time, Black Studies is the only discipline that situates black people at the center of study and offers an intellectual tool without seeking intellectual hegemony.

Black Studies at DePauw is conceived as a multidisciplinary study of the collective experience of Africa and the African diaspora. As an intellectual pursuit attuned to the ways in which nation, race, social class, ethnicity and gender inform relations, Black Studies describes, represents, critiques and interrogates the multiple and shifting historical, cultural, social and political meanings of blackness, focusing on the disaporan societies, cultures and people of the United States, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

The goals of the program are to: 1) develop and strengthen critical writing and analytical skills, while challenging traditional ways of thinking about difference, 2) foster a critical consciousness about global relations and how blacks play a constitutive and performative role in these relations, 3) enable students to understand how a knowledge of the black experience will enhance their engagement with contemporary social, cultural and political issues, and prepare them for world citizenship and 4) give an inter-cultural dimension to students' growing store of knowledge.

A major and minor are offered in Black Studies.

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Courses in Black Studies

Chemistry and Biochemistry

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Knowledge of the chemical world is important for any educated person because chemical concepts and issues affect so many aspects of our personal lives and society. Coursework in chemistry naturally prepares one to understand the physical and living worlds; it also prepares one to make scientifically-informed contributions to many other fields and to society. Areas such as molecular biology, environmental law and policy, bioethics, patent law, medicine and education are examples of fields where chemical knowledge is needed. Both biochemistry and chemistry majors pursue graduate studies in chemistry, biochemistry or medicine upon graduation. Other career paths available to these majors include employment in fields such as the pharmaceutical industry, law, environmental monitoring and technical sales/management.

The chemistry faculty encourages students to participate in collaborative research during the school year, Winter Term and summers. Such research is an important facet of a student's education. Students may also choose to pursue an internship at a national laboratory or in an industrial or medical setting at some point in their training. All chemistry students may participate in the activities of the award-winning Chemistry Club. The Pre-health Professions Club and the Women in Science group also sponsor speakers and activities of interest to chemistry students.

Majors and minors are offered in chemistry and biochemistry.

No chemistry course may be taken pass/fail.

Requirements for a major in Chemistry:

Requirements for a major in Biochemistry:

Requirements for a minor in Biochemistry:

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Courses in Chemistry and Biochemistry

Classical Studies

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Classics is an area study that approaches the ancient Mediterranean world from a broad variety of perspectives, including history, art, archaeology, religion, philosophy, literature and language. Thus, majors in classical studies have the opportunity to explore a wide range of humanistic disciplines.

Work with the ancient languages encourages logical and creative thought, provides a sophisticated grasp of the possibilities of language and gives the student the opportunity to study in detail some of the greatest works of the human spirit. A major in Classics is a good foundation for a wide variety of careers. Classics majors have gone on to successful careers in such fields as law, medicine, business, journalism, government, teaching, theatre and the arts. Some of our majors have double majored in fields such as Political Science, Philosophy and Chemistry.

The major in classical studies may be completed in any one of the following areas of concentration: Greek, Latin or classical civilization. Minors are offered in classical civilization, Greek, Latin and classical archaeology.

Students are encouraged to participate in Winter Term trips to Italy and Greece and in semester abroad programs such as the College Year in Athens, the Global Partners Project in Turkey, and the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome. In many cases, courses taken in these programs count toward a Classical Studies major or minor.

Students who are interested in teaching Latin in high school should take as much Latin as possible and consult with the Classical Studies and Education departments about certification.

Students planning to attend graduate school in classics should either double major in Greek and Latin or major in one language and minor in the other. Students planning to attend graduate school in classical archaeology should try to major in one language and minor in classical archaeology.

Requirements for a major in Greek:

Requirements for a major in Latin:

Requirements for a major in Classical Civilization:

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Requirements for a minor in Greek:

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Requirements for a minor in Classical Archeology:

Courses in Classical Studies

Courses in the Classics in English

Courses in Greek

Courses in Latin

Communication and Theatre

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Students in Communication and Theatre study the process by which messages are devised and disseminated. Attention is given to the various roles and stages in the communication process. The contexts of communication, including rhetoric, interpersonal communication, media, and theatre, are analyzed and distinguished.

As a crossroads discipline, communication is studied from the humanities, artistic, and social science perspectives. The study of communication is built around a framework that allows for an understanding of theory, opportunity for criticism of messages and practice and research in the discipline.

Students study a wide range of communication areas, including rhetoric, interpersonal communication, media and theatre.

Communication students can apply their understanding of this vital process in a variety of fields, such as corporate communication, public relations, personnel, advertising, marketing, law, mass media, sales, public service and the performing arts.

Most communication students participate in co-curricular activities, such as debate, theatre (DePauw Theatre) and student mass media (WGRE-FM radio and D3TV cable access television).

Two majors and three minors are offered in Communication and Theatre.

Students preparing for secondary teaching: please review Section V, Teacher Education, and confer with the chair of the Education Department about requirements for admission and certification.

Requirements for a major in Theatre:

Requirements for a major in Communication:

Requirements for a minor in Rhetoric and Interpersonal Communication:

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Courses in Communication and Theatre

Computer Science

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Computer Science is the study of algorithmic processes and the design, development and analysis of software and hardware used to carry out these processes. Since computers are used for a variety of purposes by people in all walks of life, there is a significant human side to computer science as well.

Some graduates choose to continue their studies in graduate or professional school (not necessarily in computer science) before seeking employment. Majors accepting positions upon graduation typically work for companies that provide computing hardware, software or services for use in business, education, government and research.

The department regularly offers Computer Science I and other courses of a more general nature for students interested in surveying key topics in computing. Departmental programs consist of a computer science major and a computer science minor. Most courses provide hands-on computing experience.

Computing facilities include Windows-based microcomputer laboratories that are part of the University network. They provide tools for computer science, standard desktop productivity, e-mail and connectivity to the Internet. The department maintains a state-of-the-art laboratory of Linux workstations with high-end servers that provide robust file services and a full array of software development tools. The department also has a computer-based, cooperative-work laboratory and a lounge for use by its majors. University programs of interest to computer science majors include: Science Research Fellows Program, Oak Ridge Science Semester and Winter Term internships. Some employment and research opportunities with the department and the Computer Center are available during the year and summer. Finally, the student computer clubs (Association for Computing Machinery and ACM-Women) provide coordinated programs each year.

Requirements for a major in Computer Science:

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Courses in Computer Science

Conflict Studies

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Conflict Studies is a major that brings together a number of academic disciplines that focus on conflict as one of their organizing concepts. Because of its ubiquity and significance in human life, the study of the process and resolution of conflict is increasingly claiming a central place in the study of development in general and peaceful change in particular.

Requirements for a major in Conflict Studies:

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Courses in Conflict Studies

Economics & Management

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The study of economics broadens our understanding of economic behavior, domestic and international government policies and social institutions. It sharpens our abilities to think clearly and analytically about these and other matters. It may also help students reach a variety of specific career goals. For example, most majors take entry-level positions in business: they are hired by banks and other financial institutions, accounting and management consulting firms, and companies in manufacturing, public utilities and commerce.

Some majors go on to earn graduate degrees in economics; they may then work in areas such as business, government service or academia. (Students considering graduate study in economics should consult with a department faculty member about the large number of mathematics courses that are highly recommended.)

A background in economics is also excellent preparation for graduate study in law and business. Many of our graduates have gone on to reach exceptional levels of recognition and responsibility in education, government and industry.

Students wishing to apply economics courses taken off-campus toward a major in economics must have prior approval from their economics advisor and the chair of the economics and management department. Students wishing to count economics courses taken off-campus toward the requirements of the Business Administration Minor or the International Business Program must have prior approval from the relevant program advisor and the chair of the economics and management department. It is not recommended that courses substituting for ECON 100, 150, 280, 294, 295, 350 and 480 be taken elsewhere.

The Management Fellows Program provides selected students the opportunity to combine an economics major with a semester-long internship. For information about this special program, as it applies to economics majors, see the description in Section V at http://www.depauw.edu/catalog/section5.

Students interested in working in international business upon graduation might wish to consider the International Business Program. They should consult with the program coordinator in the economics and management department, the program coordinator of the relevant language department and the director of The McDermond Center for Management & Entrpreneurship.

Students preparing for secondary teaching: review Section V, Teacher Education, and confer with the chair of the education department about requirements for admission and certification.

A major and minor is offered in Economics.

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Requirements for a minor in Economics:

Courses in Economics & Management

Education Studies

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The Department of Education recently became the Department of Education Studies, a change in name that reflects a change in program emphasis and design. The previous program had as its primary focus a professional program aimed at licensure; the new program offers a liberal arts major and minor in education studies and a Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) licensure program, which students may enter after completing a Bachelor of Arts degree.

In the old program, students interested in teaching at the elementary level declared a major in elementary education and applied to the Teacher Education Program (TEP) in their sophomore year. Students interested in teaching at the secondary level pursued a major in the area in which they hoped to teach and completed additional professional education courses required for licensure. They applied to the Teacher Education Program in their sophomore year. These programs are currently being phased out. The last date for sophomores to be admitted into the undergraduate TEP program is March 2006. Students in the program must complete it by the end of the 2007-08 academic year.

The new program focuses on education as a liberal arts discipline, with underpinnings in the history, philosophy, economics, politics and the sociology of education.

The MAT program is pending state approval. This nine-month program is open to students with an undergraduate degree in a field compatible with what they aspire to teach and with prior coursework in the foundations of education, educational psychology, diversity and exceptionality. Both the major and minor in Education Studies at DePauw provide this prerequisite coursework. This is a full-time, cohort program that provides the professional course work and field experiences that students need to qualify for Indiana teaching licenses.

Requirements for a major in Elementary Education:

Requirements for a major in Education Studies:

Requirements for a minor in Education:

Additional Information: Students seeking teaching licensure should read the information in Section V.

Courses in Education Studies

Courses in Education Studies

Courses in Professional Studies

English

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With major concentrations in Literature or Writing and a minor in Literature, English offers students the means both to connect with their world and to transcend it. Trained to think inventively and write expressively, English majors of both concentrations are prepared for work in various professional spheres, including graduate study in the field, education, communications, publishsing, law and business. Some have established reputations as important scholars, journalists and authors.

Literature classes enable students to study literature as an art form. Through courses covering a spectrum of historical, cultural and ethnic perspectives, literature also invites students to explore their own lives and times as well as think beyond their own experience. Classes typically combine lecture and discussion, introducing students to representative works of English, American, and Anglophone writing and encouraging them to develop methods of critical interpretation.

The study of writing directly engages students' imaginations and knowledge and helps them develop their potential as writers through courses in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting and journalism. Small workshop classes provide intensive experience in the crafting and revising of students own work and in the productive critique of others.

Students wishing to count courses taken off-campus toward a major in English must have prior approval from their academic advisors and the department chair.

Students preparing for secondary teaching should review Section V, Teacher Education, and confer with the chair of the education department about requirements for admission and certification.

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Courses in English

Courses in Literature

Courses in Writing

Film Studies

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Faculty: M. Belyavski-Frank, D. Bohmer, I. Csicsery-Ronay, R. Hershberger, J. McCall, J. Nichols-Pethick

Film, video, and other related media are ubiquitous in contemporary society. Motion pictures combine art and text, creating a powerful medium that often dominates local cultural discourse, even as it is internationally accessible. Higher education engages the study of film and teaches students to think, write and speak critically about their products, which increasingly reflect us, define us, persuade us, market us, and tell our stories.

In the past forty years film studies has become a significant and continuous intellectual presence in academic and the world of higher education. Students used to major in film as a sort of apprenticeship, as a prelude to going into the movie business. Today, however, students all over the country--and world--are majoring in film for a variety of reasons: to teach, to succeed in the business world, to become managers, to prepare for graduate study, to have a career in the armed forces, to prepare for running large charitable foundations, and simply to try and change the world.

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Geosciences

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Geoscientists study the Earth, including the materials that compose the planet, the processes that continuously change the planet, and the evolution of the earth and life through time. Because these studies involve investigations of relationships between the lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere, the Geosciences are inherently interdisciplinary by nature and include aspects of chemistry, biology, and physics.

Geoscientists also are addressing increasingly challenging problems that confront a growing human population as we begin the twenty-first century: dwindling water, mineral, and energy resources; earthquake prediction and natural hazard identification; human impacts on the environment at regional and global scales; and safe disposal of toxic and radioactive waste materials.

The goal of the Department of Geosciences is to expose students to the complex interplay of Earth systems through active, hands-on learning. Therefore, a DePauw education in the Geosciences goes far beyond the traditional classroom. Students work in modern laboratories with extensive mineral, rock, fossil, and map collections. They use computers to model complex systems and simulate geological processes. They receive training on emerging technological tools such as GPS (global positioning systems) and GIS (geographic information systems). They participate on field trips that take them to some of the best geological exposures in the world. Many students spend a summer working closely with faculty on important research problems using state-of-the-art instrumentation. These student-faculty collaborations commonly result in student presentations at national meetings and co-authored publications in refereed journals.

Current research topics include: understanding the fate of pollutant materials in aquatic ecosystems, sedimentation rates in modern depositional environments, origin and evolution of igneous rocks in the southwestern United States and northeastern Canada, 2-D and 3-D mapping, modeling, and computer visualization of faults and folded rocks with applications in various mountain belts, geochemical analysis and remediation of acid mine drainage from Indiana coal mines, and sedimentary basins in China.

Many DePauw Geoscience graduates receive scholarships to attend leading graduate schools to continue their education. Other graduates pursue a variety of successful careers in industry, government agencies, or academic institutions.

The Department of Geoscience offers majors and minors in Geology, Environmental Geoscience and Earth Science and a minor in Geography. Students planning to major in any of these fields should consult with a departmental faculty member. During the senior year, all majors are required to participate in a senior seminar. Students preparing for secondary teaching: review Section V, Teacher Education, and confer with the chair of the education department about requirements for admission and certification.

Requirements for a major in Geology:

Requirements for a major in Environmental Geoscience:

Requirements for a major in Earth Science:

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Requirements for a minor in Environmental Geoscience:

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Courses in Geosciences

Courses in Geology

Courses in Geography

History

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History, a discipline that belongs to both the humanities and the social sciences, is the study of change over time. By exploring the complexities of peoples and societies in the past, the present becomes more comprehensible. As a core discipline of the liberal arts, history encourages students to think critically, to argue logically and to examine the values of their society and those of other societies.

By developing research, analytical, writing, oral communication and problem solving skills, the undergraduate major in History is valuable preparation for a broad range of occupations, for graduate and professional schools and for the responsibilities of informed citizenship. Recent history majors have pursued careers in education, law, government service, journalism, public history, social agencies, business and finance.

The History department brings historians and history makers to campus, encourages off-campus study and travel, shows films and documentaries, sponsors field trips to historical sites and assists students in finding history-related internships.

The History department offers introductory and advanced work in the following geographic fields: Africa, East Asia, Europe, Latin America and the United States.

Students wishing to count courses taken off-campus toward a major or minor in history should note that approval is not automatic and that they must obtain prior approval from their academic advisors and the department chair.

Students preparing for social studies certification in secondary education are required to take HIST 400SS, normally during the spring semester of the junior year. They should review Section V, Teacher Education, and confer with the chair of the Education department about requirements for admission and certification.

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Honors Programs

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Enrollment in courses in these programs is limited to those students who are invited to register for the class. For information on the nature and objectives of these programs, see Section V or visit the program homepages.

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Courses in Honor Scholar Program

Courses in Management Fellows Program

Courses in Media Fellows Program

Courses in Science Research Fellows Program

Kinesiology

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The Department of Kinesiology provides Physical Activity Courses (PE) and study toward the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Kinesiology (KINS). The major is designed to provide the undergraduate student with a strong liberal arts background and prepares the student in the discipline of kinesiology. Kinesiology is the scientific study of human movement and includes such sub-disciplines as biomechanics, physiology of work and exercise, motor control/motor learning, athletic training, sport pedagogy, i.e., teaching and learning of sport skills and strategies, sociology/psychology of sports and exercise, and philosophy of human movement.

The department's educational goals encompass both the breadth and depth of knowledge of human movement. Courses address such questions as how and why the body moves, how simple and complex motor skills are acquired and developed over a life span, how the effects of physical activity may be immediate and lasting, how and why injuries occur in the physically active, the impact of sports on society, and how attitudes toward women in sport have changed since Title IX.

Students who major in Kinesiology have a variety of career opportunities, including further study in areas of kinesiology, e.g., physiology, biomechanics, psychology of exercise and sport, motor control/motor learning; further study toward a professional degree, e.g., medical school, osteopathic medicine, physical therapy, physician's assistant; athletic training; researcher at a private or public university, government agency or private organization, such as Gatorade Sport Science Institute or Nike; teacher of physical education; coach, including strength coach of a school or university; exercise technologist in a hospital or clinical setting; program director and exercise leader in corporate wellness programs; personal trainer in private business or in association with health and fitness clubs; instructor in health and fitness clubs, including YMCAs, resort centers, etc.; corporate sport leadership; sports marketing/event planner.

There are three emphases in the department: Athletic Training, Sports and Exercise Science, and Sports Medicine. All majors take the same core courses with other courses according to the emphasis area selected. Students in the Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP) will complete major requirements for an Athletic Training emphasis.

CAAHEP Accredited Athletic Training Education Program:

The Athletic Training Education Program is a limited access program designed to prepare students for a successful career as a qualified allied health care professional, educated and experienced in the management of health care problems associated with sports participation. The Athletic Training Education Program is set in a liberal arts context and is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). The ATEP is designed as a five semester program that includes theory, laboratory, and clinical education components. Upon successful completion of the program and graduation, ATEP students will meet eligibility requirements to sit for the National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification (NATABOC)examination. Upon certification by NATABOC, program graduates are then eligible for athletic trainer licensing by the Indiana Health Professions Bureau.

Admission to the University and the ATEP require separate application procedures. Program application is made during Fall Semester of the sophomore year. Students must submit their completed application prior to the Fall Semester deadline. Through a selective admissions process, approximately eight students are selected and admitted to the program each year by an admissions committee. Admitted students enter the program at the beginning of their sophomore Spring Semester. The program application requirements include:

A. submission of a completed application packet;

B. completion of directed observations;

C. current enrollment in (or previous completion of) the following program prerequisite coursework (minimum "C" grade): KINS 110, PSY 100 and ENG 130;

D. meet the technical standards for admission or show potential for accomplished tasks (students must meet certain technical standards as developed from the Americans with Disabilities Act);

E. complete an interview by invitation;

F. achieve a GPA of 2.5 in the prerequisite coursework and a cumulative GPA of 2.5 in all coursework;

G. earn nine cumulative course credits by the end of the sophomore Fall Semester.

Once in the program, students must maintain an overall 2.5 GPA and satisfactorily complete each phase of the clinical portion of the program.

Interested students can visit our web site at www.depauw.edu/acad/kinesiology. The web site offers students a proposed course sequence, a description of our program, application procedures, selection criteria, retention requirements, technical standards, Winter Term hosts, and more.

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Courses in Physical Education

Courses in Kinesiology

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

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The minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies requires a minimum of five courses, including a fourth-semester proficiency in Spanish or French (see Language Block)*, and a minimum of four additional courses selected from those listed under the Culture Block. The four Culture block courses must be taken from three different departments and at least one of these must be at the 300- or 400- level. Because of curricular overlap, no student will be allowed to minor in Spanish or French and Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Students may major in either Spanish or French and minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, provided that no more than three courses are used for both.

*Heritage speakers of Spanish who have placed beyond SPAN 232 on the placement exam, or heritage speakers of French who have placed beyond FREN 202 and who wish to continue their study of the language, must complete SPAN 332 or a 300-level language French course, and select from the courses taught in Spanish or French in the Culture Block.

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Mathematics

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The study of mathematics encourages the development of skills in analytical thinking and problem solving that have wide applicability. Students who graduate with a major in the department have continued their educations in fields as disparate as mathematics, computer science, physics, operations research, law, business, music, religion, dentistry and medicine; others have accepted employment in a wide variety of occupations. The department has a long tradition of successfully preparing students for the actuarial profession.

A major and minor is offered in Mathematics. The basic sequence of courses for Mathematics majors is MATH 151, 152, 223, 251 and 270. Advanced placement and credit can be granted for satisfactory performance on national or departmental examinations.

Students preparing for secondary teaching: review Section V, Teacher Education, and confer with the chair of the education department about requirements for admission and certification.

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Modern Languages

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Majors are offered in French, German, Spanish and Romance Languages (a combination of French and Spanish). Minors are offered in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. Language courses are offered for the major and minor in Asian Studies and Russian Studies and for the minors in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, European Studies and International Business. Transfer students are not accepted as majors until they have completed at least one course at the 200 level or above at DePauw. Courses taken for a major or minor may not be taken pass/fail.

The department encourages all majors and minors to spend at least one semester in an approved off-campus program in a country that speaks the target language. Students may apply credit from these programs to their major or minor as follows: two courses per semester may count toward the major, but only one course taken off-campus may count toward a minor. The International Center may assist students in locating an appropriate off- campus study program. See descriptions of programs in Section V, Off-campus Studies.

Placement beyond the two-semester elementary level fulfills Group 5 of DePauw's graduation requirements. Group 5 may also be fulfilled with the two semesters of the elementary sequence in any language. Students who entered prior to Fall 2005 may fulfill one-half Group 5 with the first-semester elementary level class. In French and Spanish, successful completion of the "Review of Elementary" course (FREN 110, SPAN 140) fulfills all of Group 5 in a single semester.

International students who are native speakers of any language other than English and who are degree candidates will be judged to have already satisfied the Group 5 requirement.

Many of the 300-400 level courses in the department are offered in alternate years. The choice of appropriate courses should be determined in consultation with the major or minor adviser.

The Modern Languages Department has been designated a dual subject department. A student who graduates with 31 courses may take 15 courses in the department (up to 12 in the major language).

Placement and retroactive credit policies: Students who enter DePauw with previous experience in a language are assigned to the appropriate level by a required placement examination. They may not continue their study of the language at a lower level than the assigned one, but may move up one level if they wish. In no case may a student with more than two years of foreign language study in high school (grades 9-12) start at the beginning level in the same language. If assigned to the second-semester intermediate level or higher, students will receive extra credit on completion of that course with a grade of C or better, according to the following patterns. (See special regulations for heritage speakers of these languages.)

Chinese: CHIN 262=one course credit extra; one full credit of CHIN 361=two course credits extra.

French: FREN 202=one course credit extra; FREN 300+=two course credits extra.

German: GER 212=one course credit extra; GER 300+=two course credits extra.

Japanese: JAPN 252=one course credit extra; JAPN 300+= two course credits extra.

Russian: RUS 222, 224 or 263=one course credit extra; RUS 300+=two course credits extra.

Spanish: SPAN 232=one course credit extra; SPAN 300+=two course credits extra.

Special regulations for heritage speakers: Heritage speakers (those U.S. residents who speak the language within their families)are not eligible to take certain courses offered in their languages within the department. Heritage speakers

of Spanish or French may take no course below the level of SPAN 332 or FREN 315; they may major or minor in their language, under special rules (see the appropriate sections under these language headings). Heritage speakers of other languages taught in the department should consult with faculty in those areas and with the department chair before registering for any courses in their language.

Interdisciplinary majors are offered in East Asian Studies and Russian. See Section III, Asian Studies and Russian Studies, for additional information.

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Courses in Modern Languages in English